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Bellmont, Illinois

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 Located in Illinois (see below)
 
 Located in Wabash County (see below)
 
 Time Zone: Located in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
 
 Elevation: 130 feet [39.62 m] above sea level<1>
 
 Population  
        2008:<2>   280 (5.72% decrease since 2000)  
        2000:   297
                (For more detail, see our Census Page for Bellmont)
 
 Housing Units:<3>   140
 
 Latitude/Longitude<4>
        Lat:   38°22'58" N     (or 38.38° N)
        Long:   -87°54'38" W     (or -87.91° W)
 
 Name of USGS Topo Map:<5>   Bone Gap
 
 Federal Identification Codes for Bellmont
        GNIS ID:   404144
        FIPS State/Place Code:   17/04936
                (For more detail, see our Misc. Page for Bellmont)
   

About Wabash County (Click for more information)

 Population
        2008 (Est):   12,047
        2000:   12,903
 
 Total Area:   227.8 sq miles [589 km²]   - of which 1.88% is water (4.29 sq miles [11.12 km²])
 
 Housing Units:   5,758
 
 The community of Mount Carmel is the County Seat for Wabash County.
 
 Federal Identification Codes for Wabash County
        GNIS ID:   424293
        FIPS State/County Code:   17/185
                (For more detail, see our Misc. Page for Bellmont)
   

About Illinois (Click for more information)

 Population
        2008::   12,901,563 (3.88% increase since 2000)
        2000:   12,419,293
 
 Official Website:   http://www.illinois.gov
 
 Tourism:   http://www.enjoyillinois.com
 
 Parks:   http://www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/
 
 Fishing:   http://www.dnr.state.il.us/admin/systems/fishing.htm
 
 Hunting:   http://www.dnr.state.il.us/admin/systems/index.htm
 
 Federal Identification Codes for Illinois
        GNIS ID:   1779784
        FIPS State:   17
                (For more detail, see our Misc. Page for Bellmont)
   


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Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellmont - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau.

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<3>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).

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<4>The longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Bellmont, rather it may be a prominent feature such as the location of City Hall, the main Post Office, an airport, the center of population, etc.

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<5>The USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Bellmont.

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